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Ukraine opposition leader Tymoshenko launches presidential bid as polarising frontrunner
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko launched her bid for the presidency on Tuesday as the early frontrunner in opinion polls, pledging to fight corruption, increase wages and speed up integration with the West. A fiery orator, she immediately emerges as a favourite in the March 31 vote to unseat President Petro...
Osaka blows away Svitolina to reach Melbourne semis
MELBOURNE: Naomi Osaka proved too strong for sixth seed Elina Svitolina on Wednesday as the US Open champion cruised into her first Australian Open semi-final with a 6-4 6-1 win. The 21-year-old Japanese, who committed a string of unforced errors, faces up a potential rematch of her controversy-marred final at Flushing Meadows with Serena...
Ukraine opposition leader Tymoshenko launches presidential bid as polarizing frontrunner
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko launched her bid for the presidency on Tuesday as the early frontrunner in opinion polls, pledging to fight corruption, increase wages and speed up integration with the West. …read more Source: The...
14 sailors killed as fuel ships with Indian, Turkish crews catch fire off Russia
At least 14 sailors were killed and six others missing when two Tanzanian-flagged fuel ships carrying Indian, Turkish and Libyan crew members caught fire in the Kerch Strait separating Russia from Crimea, Russian rescue officials said Tuesday. …read more Source: Daily News &...
Yulia Timoshenko enters presidential race in Ukraine
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Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko launches bid for presidency
Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on Tuesday officially launched her bid for the country’s presidency, with polls showing her as the front-runner.“I’m running for … …read more Source: The Japan...
Ukraine and Israel sign massive free trade agreement
Visiting Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hailed as “historic” the signing Monday of a free trade agreement with Israel that has been negotiated for the last 15 years, Trend reports referring to The Jerusalem Post. …read more Source:...
20 presumed dead from ship fires off Crimea
MOSCOW: Up to 20 people were presumed dead off Russia-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea after a fire engulfed two ships sailing under the Tanzanian flag, authorities said Tuesday.The fire broke out when one vessel was transferring fuel to the other on Monday, driving both crews to jump overboard.Russian authorities rescued 12 people and recovered...
Death toll from ship blaze near Crimea rises to 14 – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The death toll from a fire on board two ships in the Kerch Strait near Crimea has risen to 14, TASS news agency cited a source in Russia’s emergency services as saying. …read more Source: The...
WhatsApp limits message-forwarding to counter fake news
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: WhatsApp is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to tackle the spread of false information on the platform, reported BBC. The Facebook-owned business had already introduced the policy in India six months ago. The move followed a number of mob lynchings that were blamed...
